With over 125 million + career streams to date, award-winning rock act Sam Roberts Band maintains their tradition of delivering chart-topping singles, consistently surpassing expectations with their music. Born in Montreal, double platinum-selling artist Sam Roberts launched a career of radio hits with The Inhuman Condition, which included “Brother Down” and the #1 hit “Don’t Walk Away Eileen”. His eight subsequent albums have garnered multiple awards and include life-moment defining favourites “Hard Road”, “Where Have All the Good People Gone?”, “Them Kids”, “We’re All In This Together”, and “All Of Us”. The band’s latest single “Afterlife”, has been added to the repertoire of Canadian staples, reaching a new generation. Sam Roberts Band is currently on tour supporting their latest album, The Adventures of Ben Blank.
Sam Roberts released his debut in 2002, following a popular independent demo recording he had made in Montreal. Before that point, he had been a violin player who eventually moved on to guitar and started a rock band with his friends. The Inhuman Condition was released and became the best-selling independent EP in Canadian history. In 2003 he released his first full-length album, We Were Born in a Flame. The Certified Double-Platinum selling album was a huge hit in Canada and won the Juno Awards for Album of the Year, Rock Album of the Year, and Artist of the Year. He continued to release hit albums for the remainder of the decade: Platinum-certified Chemical City in 2006 and Gold-certified Love at the End of the World in 2008. Each album also won the Juno for Rock Album of the Year. For his 2011 release, Collider, Roberts changed from using his name to using Sam Roberts Band. In 2014, Lo-Fantasy was released to great acclaim. Lead single We’re All In This Together reached the top of both Canadian rock radio charts, followed by Top 10 hits Human Heat and Shapeshifters. In 2016, TerraForm was released, the band’s 6th studio album. Lead Single “If You Want It” reached #2 at both rock radio charts. The album was nominated for the Rock Album Of the Year at the 2017 Juno Awards. In 2020 Sam Roberts Band released their seventh studio album, All of Us which featured the hits “Ascension” and “Take Me Away”. In 2021 All of Us was nominated for Rock Album of the Year. 2023 saw the band’s newest release The Adventures Of Ben Blank, with charting singles “Picture Of Love” and “Afterlife”. Sam Roberts Band continue to deliver their legacy of hit singles to take over the airwaves. The band’s legendary live show has seen them performing around the world including Australia, Japan, Europe, and North America. Their infectious live energy has brought them to festivals such as Bonnaroo, Austin City Limits, Lollapalooza and Bumbershoot, and on stages alongside giants like the Rolling Stones and AC/DC.
SPECIAL GUEST GRANT BOYER
Grant Boyer is a Canadian Rock Artist, whose debut single to radio “Alarm Bells” climbed to #37 on Canada’s Active Rock radio chart (Aug 2022).
Boyer has shared the stage with April Wine, Big Wreck, Hollerado, Honeymoon Suite, Matthew Good, Moist, Mother Mother, Sloan, The Sheepdogs, The Tea Party, USS, and performed on multiple legs of Canadian tours with members of the Trailer Park Boys.
Edgy Rock with a dash of humour. Don’t call it Dad Rock.
SPECIAL GUEST BARSTOOL CONFESSION
Barstool Confession is a Canadian country/rock band and recording artists from Barrie, Ontario, Canada. The band was formed in 2018 and consists of members Jeff Hamilton on drums, Brian Fell on bass, Paul Sadlon on lead guitar and Buck Goodbrand on guitar and vocals.
Barstool Confession plays consistent live shows throughout the year at various venues in Central Ontario and the Greater Toronto Area!!
Barstool Confession has been an opening act for bands including Teenage Head, Tony MC Alpine, Lee Aaron, Big Sugar, and Texas King to name a few.
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